English → Latin
“now” in Latin
nuncright now, at present, at this time, at this very moment; Of the state of affairs, the condition of the argument, etc., iamalready; now; doubly emphatic: now — now, this very moment, this instant, any time now, as of now, now indeedautembut; while, however; on the other hand, on the contrary, whereasvērōverily, truly, really, doubtless, in truth, indeed; in particular, specifically; butigiturtherefore, then, consequentlymodō̆just, only, merely, simply; recently, just now; presently
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
now adv.
nunc (at the present time; opposed to tunc): jam (opposed to tum; especially as a particle of transition): in praesentia (Cic., Caes., Nep., Liv.; for the present): in hoc tempore, in praesenti (Cic., Fam., 2, 10; under present circumstances, at this critical time, etc.): in praesens (☞ post-Augustan; also, ad praesens, now and the time immediately following: ☞ impraesentiarum, depraesentiarum are unclassical). Even now = (α) precisely at this moment, nunc cum maxime or cum maxime only; (β) just before the present moment, modo. Now directly [Vid: IMMEDIATELY]: Now - now (= at one time - at another), modo - modo (or nunc or interdum, or tum); nunc - nunc (or modo. ☞ OBS., nunc - nunc not in prose before Livy); alias - alias (or interdum or plerumque or aliquando): hodie (today): nunc ipsum: hoc ipso tempore (at this very time, emphatic): now at length, nunc demum: now and then, interdum (mostly implying that it is not very often): aliquando (at times; ☞ nonnunquam = not uncommonly, pretty frequently): and subinde denotes the succession of one action to another, often the repeated succession = repeatedly: unheard of until now, ante hoc tempus inauditum.
(As a particle of transition)(As a particle of transition), autem: vero (in truth): nunc, nunc vero (denoting concession): but now, nunc autem.
(Denoting consequence)(Denoting consequence), igitur (therefore): quae cum ita sint (since things are so): but now, atqui.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for now?
- The usual Latin words for “now” are nunc, iam, autem; also vērō, igitur, modō̆. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.